CN107888797B - Image processing apparatus, information processing system and method - Google Patents

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CN107888797B
CN107888797B CN201710909200.2A CN201710909200A CN107888797B CN 107888797 B CN107888797 B CN 107888797B CN 201710909200 A CN201710909200 A CN 201710909200A CN 107888797 B CN107888797 B CN 107888797B
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Abstract

The present invention relates to image processing apparatus, information processing system and method, its object is to the operation portions with movement independently of host to operate the set information positioned at one side of host.As the image processing apparatus of one embodiment of the present invention, wherein having, image procossing engine, for executing image procossing；Storage unit, for saving the set information in described image processing；Operation panel, for executing the input instruction of the operation instruction of described image processing engine and the editor of the set information, and, WebAPI service, for accepting the requirement of the editor's instruction for the set information that the operation panel is sent by more than one WebAPI, the operation panel receives the response of the requirement for editor's instruction from WebAPI service, meanwhile, the response received is shown as the result of the editor of the set information.

Description

Image processing apparatus, information processing system and method
Technical field
The present invention relates to image processing apparatus, information processing system and methods.
Background technique
In the past, the image procossings such as the MFP (Multifunction Peripheral) on Intranet will be set to fill When setting as sharing means utilization, the preservation management information usually in the mass storage device inside MFP host.Management information In comprising address list information etc. as set information, deliver letters object (object of delivering letters wherein having registered personal and group data Information).
The prior art, as patent document 1 (JP Tetsukai 2014-106735 bulletin) is disclosed in external information processing apparatus Set the technical solution for the object information of delivering letters that editor is stored in image processing apparatus host 10.In the program, information processing Device obtains object information of delivering letters from the address list that image processing apparatus saves, to be edited in information processing unit Deng management, fax etc. is sent.When the object information of delivering letters of image processing apparatus host is changed, obtains and sent by what is changed Believe object information, is added in the address list in information processing equipment.
However, for have different from host OS (operating system) and CPU (Central Processing Unit: in Central processor), movement independently of host operation portion image processing apparatus, not yet establish operated in host by operation portion Set information mechanism.Therefore, it is not possible to that image processing apparatus is obtained or edited by the operation in aforesaid operations portion at present Set information in host.
Summary of the invention
The present invention be in view of the above problems and the Xiang Faming that completes, its purpose is to provide one kind can be independent with movement Image processing apparatus, information processing system and the side of the set information positioned at one side of host are operated in the operation portion of host Method.
In order to achieve the above object, have in image processing apparatus of the invention, image procossing engine, for executing figure As processing；Storage unit, for saving the set information in described image processing；Operation panel, for executing described image processing The input instruction of the editor of the operation instruction of engine and the set information, and, WebAPI service, for passing through one The above WebAPI accepts the requirement of the editor's instruction for the set information that the operation panel is sent, the operation panel from The WebAPI service receives the response of the requirement for editor's instruction, meanwhile, using the response received as described in The result of the editor of set information is shown.
Effect of the invention is that can be operated with the operation portion of the host independently of image processing apparatus positioned at host In set information.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the outside drawing for the exemplary MFP as image processing apparatus that first embodiment is related to.
Fig. 2 is an example hardware structural diagram of MFP.
Fig. 3 is host 10 and respectively acquisition and editor of the performance about address list information of operation panel 20 of an example MFP1 The schematic diagram of major function.
Fig. 4 is in WebAPI service department by an example schematic diagram in multiple API of class of operation classification.
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of the function of each API in Web API service portion.
Fig. 6 is a column data structural schematic diagram of the various requirement data that WebAPI communication unit is sent to host.
Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram of the correlation between each information table that address list management portion is managed.
Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram of an example data structure of project table.
Fig. 9 is the schematic diagram of an example data configuration of group table.
Figure 10 is an example data structure schematic diagram of concordance list.
Figure 11 is an example processing stream during editing address list application program starts the menu screen edited to display group Cheng Tu.
Figure 12 is the schematic diagram of an example editing and processing.
Figure 13 be an example deliver letters object additions and deletions processing flow chart.
Figure 14 is the schematic diagram of the image flow of an example operation panel.
Figure 15 is the schematic diagram of the image flow (subsequent) of an example operation panel.
Figure 16 A and Figure 16 B are an example timing diagrams of communication process between operation panel and host.
Figure 17 is an example timing diagram of communication process between operation panel and host (subsequent).
Figure 18 is the schematic diagram of the newly-built processing image flow of an example.
Figure 19 is the schematic diagram for the major function that the host for an example MFP that second embodiment is related to has.
Figure 20 is by the operation on operation panel so that the schematic diagram for an example processing that host is returned from energy-saving mode.
Figure 21 is the integrally-built schematic diagram of an example for the information processing system that third embodiment is related to.
Figure 22 is the integrally-built schematic diagram of another example for the information processing system that third embodiment is related to.
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Below with reference to attached drawing, the implementation of image processing apparatus, information processing system and method for the present invention is described in detail Example.
< first embodiment >
Fig. 1 is an example of image processing apparatus of the present embodiment, MFP (Multifunction Peripheral outside drawing).MFP has among the multiple functions such as copy function, scanning function, printing function, facsimile function The different function of two or more.But image processing apparatus is not limited to similar MFP and has two or more different function Can, it is also possible to the printer etc. of only simple function.MFP 1 shown in FIG. 1 as an example, has copy function, sweeps Retouch function and printing function.
MFP 1 has host (host portion) 10 and operation panel 20.Host 10 has the image for carrying out and duplicating and scan etc. The image forming unit etc. of processing unit and injection liquid to form image.
Operation panel 20 is an example operation panel of the present embodiment.Operation panel 20 is for user's operation host (in this case, it is the setting saved in host 10 letters for set information in 10 image processing engine, or operation host 10 Breath), the user interface formed to carry out image procossing and image.Host 10 and operation panel 20 are connected with wired or wireless communication It connects, operation signal and data etc. is received and dispatched by the communication path 30 (referring to fig. 2).
In the present embodiment, operation panel 20 obtains set information from host 10, and editor is acquired as needed sets Determine information.In addition, may include the other information (management information) of the management of host 10 in set information.Host 10 is by from operation Panel 20 receives the input instruction of the acquirement of set information, exports set information to operation panel 20, and by from operating surface Plate 20 receives the input instruction of the editor of set information, edits set information, and then its result is output to operation panel 20.And Operation panel 20 sends the instruction etc. of operation instruction to host 10, operates image processing engine, controls image processing unit or figure As forming unit etc..
Here it is shown that passing through API (the Application Programming Interface, using journey for being set to host 10 Sequence interface) carry out the mode that operation panel 20 obtains or edits the set information in (registration) host 10.As an example, it shows Show the case where above-mentioned API is using WebAPI (web application interface).Hereinafter unless stated otherwise, if API is WebAPI (main REST API).The WebAPI of REST (Representational State Transfer) will use GET (acquisition), POST (registration), the method for PUT (update) and DELETE (deletion) and for determining resource (in the present embodiment For project information, group information, index information) URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) requirement (also referred to as For " it is required that " or " it is required that data ") it is sent to Web (World Wide Web) server, and with JSON (JavaScript (registrar Mark) Object Notation) or XML (Extensible Markup Language: extensible markup language) etc. taken from web Business device receives response (also referred to as " response " or " response data ").
By taking address list information as an example, the processing of acquirement or editor (registration) to above-mentioned set information carries out present embodiment Description.Editor for the set information in clear host 10 and the difference with the editor on operation panel 20, are expressed as registering (new registration/change/update) etc..The operation instruction or operation input of operation panel 20 are derived from the touch operation of operation panel 20 Deng.
Above-mentioned set information is the letter that (also including checking), editor etc. can be obtained from operation panel 20 or other peripheral hardwares Breath, the classification are included in above-mentioned address list information.In addition, parameter when above-mentioned set information also includes image formation (is read Resolution ratio etc. using the reading operation of scanner setting value, printing when toner concentration and the printing of colored setting etc. set Set) and energy-saving mode traveling time etc. various setting values, each user authentication authorization when use with user information phase The certification setting value of associated setting value etc. forms the setting values such as the setting of adquisitiones of related log information with image Deng.
Registration object information of delivering letters etc. in above-mentioned address list information.Object information of delivering letters etc. can be for example, by figure As the user of processing unit or administrator etc. register.Object information of delivering letters is by personal identification information and object pair of delivering letters The information that should get up.Object of delivering letters is set to the transmission for the image data that scanning and facsimile data etc. are obtained by image procossing Object etc., the information include e-mail address, fax number, URI information of data save location etc..
In addition, each personal object information of delivering letters may be constructed the group comprising multiple objects of delivering letters in address list Group.The legibility for object list of delivering letters not only can be improved in group information, but also can be when sending scanning operation, by group It is set as object of delivering letters, all objects of delivering letters for including to group are uniformly delivered letters.It will be shown to address list information in aftermentioned Fig. 8 The individual of middle record deliver letters object information progress packet transaction.Here, as an example, setting above-mentioned address list information is with item The data structure that mesh information, group information and index information are constituted.In the data structure, project information, which is equivalent to, delivers letters pair Image information, wherein also including group identification informations such as organization name, Business Name in addition to individual etc..In this way, object of delivering letters Information can also be including group identification information etc. other than personal object information of delivering letters according to data structure.
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Fig. 2 is an example hardware structural diagram of MFP.As shown in Fig. 2, host 10 has the first CPU (Central Processing Unit: central processing unit) an example, that is, CPU100, ROM (Read Only Memory: read-only memory) 101, RAM (Random Access Memory: random access memory) 102, HDD (Hard Disk Drive, hard drive Device) 103, communication interface (I/F) 104, connecting interface (I/F) 105 and engine 106, it is mutual by system bus 107 therebetween Connection.
CPU 110 is the central processing unit for executing calculation process and control processing.CPU100 reading is stored in Various programs in ROM101 or HDD103 etc. execute calculation process and control processing etc. on RAM102, control on the whole Host 10.
ROM 101 is the non-volatile of storage fixed routine (for example, BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) etc.) Property memory.RAM102 is the volatile memory used when CPU100 carries out various processing as operating area etc..HDD103 It is for saving the first OS (Operating System, operating system), Web server program and Web API, data depositary management Manage the auxilary unit of the various programs such as program and mass data.Large Volume Data refers to address list information etc..Communicate I/ F104 is that host 10 is connected to LAN (Local Area Network, local area network) or VPN (Virtual Private The interface (such as Ethernet (registered trademark) port etc.) of communication networks such as Network).Connection I/F105 is and operation panel The interface with USB (Universal Serial Bus) specification etc. communicated to connect between 20 via communication path 30.With behaviour Make the connection between panel 20 and be not limited to USB, communication path 30 is also not necessarily limited to wired, can also be wireless.Engine 106 has Image process controller, scanning and read the scanner of contribution and printed in the recording mediums such as recording sheet such as plotter.Fig. 2 Shown in operation panel 20 have, such as CPU200, ROM201, RAM202, the flash memory of the 2nd CPU being provided separately with host 10 203, I/F204, connection I/F205, touch panel 206 and LCD (Liquid Crystal Display, liquid crystal display are communicated Device) 207.Various pieces are interconnected by system bus 208.CPU200 is for executing in calculation process and control processing Entreat arithmetic processing apparatus.CPU200 reads the various programs being stored in ROM201 or flash memory 203 etc., and fortune is executed on RAM202 Processing and control processing etc. are calculated, controls operation panel 20 on the whole.ROM 201 is storage fixed routine (for example, BIOS etc.) Nonvolatile memory.RAM202 is the volatile storage used when CPU200 executes various processing as operating area etc. Device.Flash memory 203 is independently of the 2nd OS (Android OS etc.) of host 10 or the transmission source of the 2nd OS, wherein storing such as by CPU The auxilary unit of the application program (Android application program etc.) of 200 startings.Application program is referred to as journey in this specification Sequence.Communication I/F204 is the network interface (for example, Ethernet card etc.) for the connections such as operation panel 20 and LAN, VPN.Connection I/F205 is the interface of USB specification communicated to connect between host 10 via communication path 30 etc..In addition, the company with host 10 It connects and is not limited to USB.Communication path 30 is not limited to wired, is also possible to wireless.
Touch panel 206 is the touch location for detecting operator on LCD207 picture, and notifies that CPU 200 is examined The input unit of the information about touch location measured.As input unit, other than touch panel 206, can also set Set hardware keys (hardware key) etc..
It is 200 that LCD207, which has liquid crystal display drawing, is that an example shows the picture exported by CPU207 on the display picture The display device of face information.In addition, in addition to liquid crystal, being also possible to utilize organic EL (Electro as display device Luminescence, electroluminescent) etc. display device.
< functional structure >
In the present embodiment, the host 10 of MFP1 and operation panel 20 (are the first operation respectively with different operating system System and the second operating system) movement.The application program of operation panel 20 passes through the WebAPI that given host 10 has, and uses institute State the function of host 10.Established procedure in ROM101 and HDD103 etc. is read by CPU100 and is held on RAM102 by host 10 Row is played about the acquisition of address list information or the various functions of editor.Operation panel 20 by CPU 201 by ROM201 or Established procedure in flash memory 203 etc. is read to be executed on RAM 202, play about address list information acquisition or editor it is each Item function.Fig. 3 is host 10 and respectively acquisition and editor of the performance about address list information of operation panel 20 of an example MFP1 The schematic diagram of major function.As shown in figure 3, host 10 have connection control unit 11, communication control unit 12, memory control unit 13, It is required that response portion 14, Web API service portion 15, address list management portion 16 and engine control section 17.Wherein, memory control unit 13, address list management portion 16 (HDD103 in addition) etc. is mainly equivalent to storage unit.WebAPI service department 15 is mainly equivalent to WebAPI server.Engine control section 17 (engine 106 in addition) etc. is equivalent to image procossing transmitter.
Connection control 11 for control connection I/F 105 to operation panel 20 foundation communicate, with operation panel 20 Between sending and receiving data.
Communication control unit 12 control communication I/F104 to establish the communication between communication object, with communication object it Between sending and receiving data.Communication control unit 12 plays the functions such as the portion of delivering letters, for sending with equal selected and specified the becoming of operation panel 20 Believe and establish communication between the equipment of object, is sent under the control engine 106 of engine control section 17 and passes through to the communication object Cross the image information of image procossing.Above-mentioned object of delivering letters refers in the address list information saved in host 10 by registration People or the object of delivering letters of group etc..
Memory control unit 13 is carried out the reading of data or is write for accessing the storage regions such as ROM101, RAM102, HDD103 Enter.
It is required that response portion 14 carries out and HTTP (the Hypertext Transfer between operation panel 20 and peripheral hardware Protocol it) communicates.Specifically, it is desirable that response portion 14 receives the requirement data for including in data by http communication, processing, And it executes for the processing to the equipment response processing result to claim.In above-mentioned requirements data, if specified API then requires response portion 14 that will be handled in multiple API in Web API service portion 15 by execution performed by specified API and ties Fruit as above-mentioned processing result come using.
WebAPI service department 15 is used to accept acquisition or the editor's (registration) of address list information, wherein there are multiple API, API is carried out the data manipulation that j instruction address list management portion 16 carries out address list information by class of operation classification.Each API utilizes SQL The data manipulation in the instruction such as order address list management portion 16.Furthermore, it desired to which response portion 14 and Web API service portion 15 are by conduct The Web server that 10 1 side of host has in MFP1, is mounted in host 10, carries out and from operation panel 20 and peripheral hardware Requirement handle accordingly, indicated to transmissions such as the address list management portion 16 of host 10 and engine control sections 17, and response Operation panel 20 and peripheral hardware.
Address list management portion 16 manages the address list information saved in HDD103 by tables of data.Here, management is Refer to related correspondence and the information operation etc. between information.Specifically, address list management portion 16 will be protected by information table in HDD103 The various information of the personally identifiable information and object etc. of delivering letters that deposit are associated, save as address list information.In addition, receiving After the data manipulation for predetermined information table that the API in API service portion 15 is sent, address list management portion 16 is via memory control unit 13 access the information table, carry out the specified data of data extraction, new registration, update and deletion in address list information etc Operation.Engine control section 17 controls the setting such as 106 parameter value of engine, to control engine 106.For example, engine control Portion 17 processed sets the parameter value of engine 106 according to the operation signal from operation panel 20.
Operation panel 20 has connection control unit 21, communication control unit 22, memory control unit 23, input receiving unit 24, shows Show control unit 25, editor control portion (editing address list application program) 26, WebAPI communication unit 27 and image processing operations portion 28.In this composition, input receiving portion 24, editor control portion 26, image processing operations portion 28 are mainly equivalent to receiving unit, connect Control unit 21, editor control portion 26 and WebAPI communication unit 27 are mainly equivalent to communication unit.Display control section 25 and editor's control Portion 26 processed is mainly equivalent to display unit.
The control connection of control unit 21 I/F205 is connected to the communication established between host 10, is received and dispatched between host 10 Data.For example, connection control unit 21 sends the operation signal of image procossing to the connection control unit 11 of host 10.In addition, even Connect transmitting-receiving between the connection control section 11 of control unit 21 and host 10 for editor's (including acquirement) of address list information and Information required for the processing such as Object Selection of delivering letters of image information.
Communication control unit 22 control communication I/F204, to establish the communication between communication object, with same letter object it Between sending and receiving data.
Memory control unit 23 is used to access the storage region in ROM201, RAM202 and flash memory 203 etc., carries out data Read or be written etc..
Input receiving portion 24 is used to receive the information of the touch location from touch panel 206.
Display control section 25 is for controlling to the output of LCD 207 and showing image information.
Editor control portion 26 is used for the operator with operation panel 20 with conversational mode editor's address list information.Editor control Portion 26 sends the instruction that show of image information when editing address list information, to display control section 25, or from inputting receiving portion 24 Receive the editor's information inputted by operator, or send the instruction of the requirement data for host 10 to Web API communication unit 27, Receive the reply data from host 10 again or from WebAPI communication unit 27.
WebAPI communication unit 27 is used to carry out http communication with the requirement response portion 14 of host 10.Specifically, WebAPI Communication unit 27 utilize HTTP client, by based on editor control portion 26 operation panel 20 UI (User Interface: Yong Hujie Face) on receive user input requirement, be sent to host 10 Web server (including require response portion 14/Web API take Business).In addition, specifying the API in Web API service portion 15 in the http communication, receiving the execution processing result of API.Image Processing operation portion 28 is used to receive the image processing operations of the conversational mode between the operator of operation panel 20.For example, image Processing operation portion 28 indicates that display control section 25 carries out the display of image information, receives to be inputted by operator from input receiving portion 24 Operation, instruction connection control unit 21 to host 10 send operation signal.Image processing operations portion 28 can also pass through host 10 The image procossing of preparation carries out the image processing operations of host 10 with API.Fig. 4 is in Web API service portion 15 by operation class An example schematic diagram in multiple API that do not classify.As shown in figure 4, Web API service portion 15 is used as API, including project information API (the first API) 15-1, group information API (the 2nd API) 15-2, group information registration API (the 3rd API) 15-3, index letter Cease API (4API) 15-4.Wherein, index information API is that an example is delivered letters object information API.It is an example that group information, which registers API, Register API.
Here, as an example, if the path of project information API15-1 is "/ricoh/address/entries ", group The path of information API15-2 be "/ricoh/address/groups ", group information register the path of API15-3 as "/ ricoh/address/groups".The path of index information API15-4 is "/ricoh/address/tags ".Group information The path of API15-2 is identical with the path of group information registration API15-3, group information API15-2 and group information registration API15-3 is identical, distinguishes and uses according to the type of method.In the present specification, for convenience that they are separately shown.
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of the function of each API in Web API service portion 15.In Fig. 5 as an example, premise is shown There is project table (first information table) T1 (referring to Fig. 7), group table (the second table) T2 (ginseng with aftermentioned for address list management portion 16 According to Fig. 7), the database D B of concordance list (third information table) T3 (referring to Fig. 7) manage address list information.
Project information API15-1 utilize GET method, from project table T1 manage individual or group project information in obtain Portion or all of project information.It will be described in more detail below about project information.
Group information API15-2 utilizes GET method, obtains the group information managed by group table T2.It will about group It is described in detail below.
Group information registers API15-3 for example with POST method, registers group in group table T2 and edits information.Group compiles Collect editor's information that information is the group edited about address list information by operation panel 20.It will be rear about group editor's information Face is described in detail.
Index information API15-4 obtains all index informations among concordance list T3 management by GET method.About index Information will be described in more detail below.
In addition to above-mentioned function, each API also has the function of that data etc. are added or deleted using change method etc.. Such as 1 index information is added in concordance list T1 by project information API15-1 using POST method.Group information API15-2 With the function of deleting all group informations that group table T2 is managed with DELECT method.
It is required that data structure
The requirement data that WebAPI communication unit 27 is sent to host 10 are then described.Here it is shown that being used to determine method and money The composition of the requirement data of the URI in source.With the data instance exchanged in http communication between host 10, it is set as using JSON Format.
(a) in Fig. 6 is index information requirement data (the first requirement number that an example WebAPI communication unit 27 is sent to host 10 According to) structural schematic diagram.It is when receiving the instruction for obtaining index information together from editor control portion 26 that index information, which requires data, It is used to require data.
The index information as shown in (a) in Fig. 6 requires data, specifies using GET as method, index information API15-4 (ginseng According to Fig. 4) path be URI.The path of index information API15-4 is " ricoh/address/tags ", therefore, quilt in this example It is appointed as URI.
(b) in Fig. 6 be WebAPI communication unit 27 be sent to host 10 an example project information require data (second requires number According to) structural schematic diagram.It is to receive to obtain a project from project table T1 from editor control portion 26 that project information, which requires data, The requirement data used when the instruction of information.
As shown in (b) in Fig. 6, it is GET that project information, which requires data designation method, and project information API15-1 is (referring to figure 4) path is URI.The path that project information API15-1 is specified in this example is " ricoh/address/entries ", therefore will It is appointed as URI.
(c) in Fig. 6 is group information requirement data (the third requirement that an example WebAPI communication unit 27 is sent to host 10 Data) structural schematic diagram.It is to be received from editor control unit 26 from grouping sheet T2 to obtain group's letter that group information, which requires data, The requirement data used in the case where the instruction of breath.
As shown in (c) in Fig. 6, it is method that group data, which requires method to specify GET, and group information API15-2 is (referring to figure 4) path is URI.The path of group information API15-2 is " ricoh/address/groups, therefore be assigned in this example For URI.
(d) in Fig. 6 is that 27 an example of WebAPI communication unit is sent to the group information registration of host 10 and requires data (the 4th wants Seek data) structural schematic diagram.Group information registration, which requires data, to be received from editor control portion 26 by group information registration point It is used when organizing the instruction in table T2 to require data.
As shown in (d) in Fig. 6, group information, which is registered, requires data to specify POST as method, group information registration The path of API15-3 (referring to fig. 4) is URI.In this example designated group group information register the path of API15-3 as " ricoh/ Address/groups " is therefore designated as URI.
<information table structure>
The structure of the information table for the address list information that the address list management portion 16 of host 10 described below manages.
Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram of the correlation between each information table that address list management portion 16 is managed.Project table T1 is For managing the information table of personal or the respective project information of group (object information of delivering letters).The project issued in project table T1 IDt1 is corresponding with project information t2.It is object information of delivering letters that item id t1 and project information t2, which combines,.
Group table T2 is the information table for group information management.The member of group IDt3 and composition group in group table T2 Item id arrangement t4 it is corresponding.
Concordance list T3 is the information table for managing index information.IDt5 is indexed in concordance list T3 arranges t6 phase with item id It is corresponding.
Mutual relationship is indicated with line X1 and line X2 in the table structure of Fig. 7, and the item id in group table T2 arranges t4 Item id represented by item id arrangement t6 in represented item id or concordance list T3 etc. passes through the project of project table T1 IDt1 is managed.
Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram of an example data structure of project table T1.There is item id t10 in project table T10 shown in Fig. 8 With project information t11.
Item id t10 is an example of item id t1, the ID for unique management project information t11.For area in ID Not personal and group, such as the additional identification information " c " after the ID for indicating group.Identification information can also use number etc..
Project information t11 is an example of project information t2.Herein comprising project category t110, display Name t111, E-mail address t112, FAX number t113 and file transmission object t114 etc. as object of delivering letters.
Project category t110 is the item class for distinguishing user (User), address (Address), group (Group) etc. Other information.It hereinafter, is project information (object of the delivering letters letter of user (User) or address (Address) by project category Breath) it is used as individual event information to record, it is project information (object information of the delivering letters) conduct of group (Group) by project category Group project information records.
Display Name t111 is shown on user interface (UI) picture and is incorporated into the individual of project or the title of group.
Fig. 9 is the schematic diagram of an example data configuration of group table T2.There is IDt20 in group table T20 shown in Fig. 9, show Show title t21, number of entry t22 and item id arrangement t23.
IDt20 is an example of IDt3, the ID for unique identification group.Display Name t21 is shown in UI picture On group name.Number of entry t22 is the number of entry of the group member of group IDt20.It is item id that item id, which arranges t23, An example for arranging t4, is the item id of the group member of group IDt20.
Group information indicates the corresponding relationship between group and the group member, refers mainly to group IDt20 and project herein ID arranges the corresponding relationship between t23.
Figure 10 is the schematic diagram of an example data structure of concordance list T3.There is index in concordance list T30 shown in Fig. 10 IDt30, display Name t31, number of entry t32 and item id arrange t33.
Index IDt30 is an example for indexing IDt5, is the ID for uniquely identifying index.Display Name t31 is The index being shown on UI picture.Number of entry t32 is the number of entry for belonging to the index item ID of index IDt30.In this example The middle personal total number with the project of each item id of group of display.Item id arrangement t33 is one of item id arrangement t6 Example is the item id for the individual and group for belonging to the index of index IDt30.
Index information indicates index and belongs to the corresponding relationship between the individual of the index and group, is primarily referred to as rope herein Draw the corresponding relationship between the arrangement t33 of mesh ID of IDt30.Index indicates to arrange according to Personal name or the text of group name Column, the classified index of " the A row " classified to personal or group, " B row " etc.
<processing of MFP1>
The movement of MFP1 when being described below the address list information of editor on operation panel 20 (including obtaining) host 10.It is first First, it with reference to the image flow of Figure 14 and operation panel shown in figure 15 20, describes on operation panel 20 shown in Figure 11~Figure 13 Processing.
<processing of operation panel 20>
Figure 11 is processing of an example until from the starting of editing address list application program to the menu screen that display group edits Flow chart.Firstly, in homepage picture 1000 (referring to Figure 14) editing address list application program icon 1001 (referring to Figure 14) by To after touch operation, editing controller 26 starts (S1).Touch operation, touch operation below can also be replaced with key operation etc. It also is such.The touch operation of various buttons is hereinafter set as the operation of button press.
In starting process, editor control portion 26 indicates Web API communication unit 27, sends out to the requirement response portion 14 of host 10 Send the data (S2) of connection confirmation.
Then, editor control portion 26 obtains the company of response from the requirement response portion 14 that WebAPI communication unit 27 receives host 10 After connecing the notice of confirmation message, determine the connection confirmation message it is no be to indicate to can connect (S3).When above-mentioned connection confirmation message In the case that expression can connect and (step S3: be judged as "Yes"), editor control portion 26 indicates the display communication of display control section 25 The menu screen 1100 (referring to Fig.1 4) of record editor's application program simultaneously terminates to start, and can receive to receive from input becoming After the input in portion 24 standby (S4).On the contrary, when the expression of above-mentioned connection confirmation message cannot connect and (step S3: be judged as "No") In the case where, after editor control portion 26 shows dialog box that can not be connected etc., the program of terminating communication record editor's application program.
It is set on the menu screen 1100 (referring to Figure 14) of editing address list application program there are three processing item, i.e., to delivering letters Object information carry out the new buttons 1101 of group, member's Edit button 1102 that existing group member is edited and Delete the button 1103 of existing group.
After the processing of step S4, the input information that editor control portion 26 is received according to input receiving portion 24, judgement is newly Button 1101 is built whether by touch operation (S5).Indicate new buttons 1101 by touch operation (step if inputting information S5: it is judged as "Yes"), then editor control portion 26 executes newly-built processing (S6).After executing newly-built processing, editor control portion 26 refers to Show return step S4, shows the menu screen 1100 of editing address list application program, it is standby before receiving next input.? In the case that input information does not indicate new buttons 1101 by touch operation (step S5: being judged to "No"), then editor's control Whether the input information that portion 26 processed is received according to input receiving portion 24, judge member's Edit button 1102 by touch operation (S7).If inputting the information person of being expressed as Edit button 1102 by touch operation (step S7: being judged as "Yes"), control is edited 26 executive editor of portion processed handles (S8).After editing and processing executes, 26 return step S4 of editor control portion, instruction display address list The menu screen 1100 of application program is edited, it is standby before receiving next input.
And feelings of the member's Edit button 1102 by touch operation (step S7: being judged as "No") are not indicated in input information Under condition, whether the input information that editor control portion 26 is received according to input receiving portion 24 judges button 1103 by touch operation (S9).If inputting information indicates button 1103 by touch operation (step S9: being determined as "Yes"), editor control portion 26 is held Row deletes the processing (S10) of existing group.After the processing executes, 26 return step S4 of editor control portion, instruction display communication The menu screen 1100 of record editor's application program, it is standby before receiving next input.
And if input information does not indicate that button 1103 by touch operation (step S9: being determined as "No"), edits control Whether the input information that portion 26 processed is received according to input receiving portion 24, judge stop button 1104 by touch operation (S11).? Input information (step S11: is determined as "Yes") in the case where indicating stop button 1104 by touch operation, editor control portion 26 Terminate editing address list application program.And (the step in the case where inputting information and not indicating stop button 1104 by touch operation Rapid S11: be judged as "No"), 26 return step S5 of editor control portion and reprocess.
<editing and processing>
Next the specific example of editing and processing shown in the step S8 of display Figure 11.The editing and processing is existing for editing There is the processing of group member.
Figure 12 is the one of the editing and processing for indicating to continue in the case where judging member's Edit button 1102 by touch operation The schematic diagram of a example.Firstly, editor control portion 26 indicates that display control section 25 carries out the (ginseng of menu screen 2000 that group edits See Figure 15) display, standby (S21) after the input from input receiving unit 24 can be received becoming.
The menu screen 2000 (referring to Figure 15) that group edits is equipped with the attribute for being used to change existing cohort attribute information Information change button 2001, for changing existing group member deliver letters object additions and deletions button 2002 and, it is existing for confirming The object ACK button 2003 of delivering letters of group member.
After the processing of step S21, the input information that editor control portion 26 is received according to input receiving portion 24 judges to belong to Property information change button 2001 whether by touch operation (S22).If inputting information indicates that attribute information changes button 2001 By touch operation (step S22: being judged as "Yes"), then editor control portion 26, which executes, changes the change of the attribute informations such as group name It handles (step S23).After attribute information changes processing execution, 26 return step S4 (referring to Figure 11) of editor control portion, instruction The display of the menu screen 1100 of editing address list application program is carried out, it is standby before receiving next input.If input Information does not indicate that attribute information changes button 2001 by touch operation (step S22: being judged as "No"), then editor control portion 26 Whether the input information received according to input receiving portion 24 is come the object additions and deletions button 2002 that judges to deliver letters by touch operation (S24).In the case where inputting information expression and delivering letters object additions and deletions button 2002 by touch operation, (step S24 is judged as "Yes"), editor control portion 26 executes the object additions and deletions processing (S25) of delivering letters being described below.
And (step S24: sentence in the case where inputting information and not indicating to deliver letters object additions and deletions button 2002 by touch operation Break as "No"), then the editor control portion 26 judges to deliver letters object confirmation according to the input information that receives of input receiving portion 24 Whether button 2003 is by touch operation (S26).If input information does not indicate to deliver letters, object ACK button 2003 is touched It operates (step S26: being judged as "No"), then 26 return step S22 of editor control portion.And the object if input information expression is delivered letters ACK button 2003 is by touch operation (step S26: being judged as "Yes"), then editor control portion 26 executes at object confirmation of delivering letters Reason obtains the processing of group's guide look information from host 10, obtains the group selected from group's guide look information from host 10 Processing of the project information of member etc. (S27).After object of delivering letters confirmation processing executes, 26 return step S4 of editor control portion (referring to Figure 11), instruction carry out the display of the menu screen 1100 of editing address list application program, are receiving next input It is preceding standby.
As described above, the attribute on the menu screen 2000 (referring to Figure 15) that editor control portion 26 is edited by group is believed Breath change button 2001, object additions and deletions button 2002 of delivering letters, deliver letters it is each performed by the touch operation of object ACK button 2003 In item processing, is communicated with host 10, use the API of host 10.As an example for using the API of host 10 to handle, this reality The mode of applying describes object additions and deletions processing (step S25) of delivering letters.
(step S24: it is judged as "Yes") when inputting information expression and delivering letters object additions and deletions button 2002 by touch operation, Editor control portion 26 executes object additions and deletions processing of delivering letters as steps described below.
Figure 13 be an example deliver letters object additions and deletions processing flow chart.Firstly, editor control portion 26 indicates Web API communication unit 27 obtain index information (S31) together.
Then, editor control portion 26 from WebAPI communication unit 27 by the notice for achieving index information after, index believe The item id (S32) of a group is specified in breath.The item id for the group for including in index information can be by setting up behind ID Identification information " c " judge.
Then, editor control portion 26 indicates that Web API communication unit 27 obtains the project information (group of specified item id Mesh information) (S33).
Editor control portion 26 is receiving group's project information of the above-mentioned item id achieved from WebAPI communication unit 27 After notice, the processing of step S32 and step S33 are executed repeatedly, and number of repetition is equivalent to the project for being left group in index information The quantity of ID, and to the item id of each remaining group, also singly indicate 27 acquisition group item of WebAPI communication unit Purpose information.All group's project information that will acquire are interim to save as the information being set in group's selection image information Into RAM202.
Then, group's project information of acquired all items ID is set as group's selection picture by editor control portion 26 Information, and indicate that display control section 25 shows group's selection picture 2100, the input from input receiving unit 24 can received Standby (step S34) later.
Group selects picture 2100 (referring to Figure 15) to be equipped with multiple labels 2101.Setting index on each label 2101 Display Name, moreover, setting is equivalent to the group of the group of the index of label 2101 in the label area 2102 of each label 2101 The select button 2103 of project information.
In group's selection picture 2100 (referring to Figure 15), group is selected by the touch operation of select button 2103, And then after the next button 2104 of touch operation, editor control portion 26 detects the operation (S35), indicates WebAPI communication unit 27 Obtain the item id (S36) of the member of selected group.
Then, after editor control portion 26 receives the notice for achieving the item id of member from WebAPI communication unit 27, into one The item id (S37) of member acquired by step is one specified.
Then, editor control portion 26 indicates that Web API communication unit 27 obtains project information (the personal item of specified item id Mesh information) (S38).
Editor control portion 26 receives the notice for achieving the individual event information of above-mentioned item id from WebAPI communication unit 27 Afterwards, the processing of step S37 and step S38 are repeated, number of repetition is equivalent to remaining item id in the item id of member Quantity, for remaining item id, also singly instruction WebAPI communication unit 27 obtains individual event information.It will acquire All individual event information are temporarily saved in RAM202 as the information being set in member's confirmation screen information.
Then, editor control portion 26 sets the individual event information of the display Name of the group of selection and the member of the group Determine into member's confirmation screen information, and indicate that display control section 25 shows member's confirmation screen 2200, makes it possible to receive to come From after the input of input receiving unit 24 standby (S39).
Member's confirmation screen 2200 (referring to Figure 15) is equipped with group name display area 2201, member list display area 2202, deliver letters object the addition button 2203 and registration button 2204 etc. as " additional button ".Group name display area The display Name of group is set on 2201, the individual event information of member is set (mainly on member list display area 2202 Display Name) and delete button 2205 as unit of member.Object of delivering letters in this example adds button 2203 and delete button 2205 are equivalent to " Edit button ".
After object of delivering letters in member's confirmation screen 2200 (referring to Figure 15) adds button 2203 by touch operation, editor's control Portion 26 processed detects the operation (S40), such as executes editing and processing shown in step S41 to step S44.Specifically, it edits Control unit 26 indicates that WebAPI communication unit 27 obtains all items ID (S41) first.
It then, will be from institute after editor control portion 26 receives the notice for achieving all items ID from WebAPI communication unit 27 Remaining individual event information setting is into object addition image information of delivering letters after having project information to remove the member both deposited, and refers to Show that display control unit 25 shows object addition picture 2300 of delivering letters, the input from input receiving unit 24 can be received becoming Standby (step S42) later.
Group selects picture 2100 (referring to Figure 15) to be equipped with multiple labels 2101.Setting index on each label 2101 Display Name, moreover, setting is equivalent to the group of the group of the index of label 2101 in the label area 2102 of each label 2101 The select button 2103 of project information.
Object of delivering letters adds picture 230 (referring to Figure 15) and is equipped with multiple labels 2301.Rope is set on each label 2301 The display Name drawn, moreover, for the index being equivalent in label 2301 is arranged in the label area 2302 of each label 2301 The select button 2303 of people.In addition to this, " OK " button 2304 and the " Cancel " button 2305 etc. are additionally provided with.
It is delivering letters in object addition picture 2300 (referring to Fig.1 5), is selecting to want by the touch operation of select button 2303 The member of addition, after " OK " button 2304 is by touch operation in turn, editor control portion 26 detects the operation (S43).Then, Editor control portion 26 is the member list display area 2202 of member's confirmation screen 2200 (referring to Figure 15) configuration addition member's Button, instruction display control section 25 update display member's confirmation screen 2200, then allow to receive from input receiving unit 24 (S44) standby after input.
Then, after registration button 2204 is by touch operation, editor control portion 26 detects the operation (step S45).
Then, editor control portion 26 indicate WebAPI communication unit 27 to the group ID of the group edited edited at The item id of member is registered (S46), and then indicates that the display of display control section 25 indicates the (ginseng of dialog box 2400 of " registration " See Figure 15) (S47).In addition, when being operated as delete button 2205 on member's confirmation screen 2200 (referring to Figure 15), as Another delete processing in editing and processing is that instruction Web API communication unit 27 is deleted for the group among editing Item id of the delete button 2205 of group ID by the member operated.
Then, editor control portion 26 from WebAPI communication unit 27 receive item id login notice after, indicate display control Portion 25 shows " registration terminates " dialog box 2500 (referring to Figure 15) as edited result, connects becoming to allow to receive from input After receipts portion 24 inputs standby (S48).It indicates to be equipped with OK button 2501 in the dialog box 2500 (referring to Figure 15) of " registration terminates " It delivers letters object button 2502 with other groups of addition/delete.
Then, editor control portion 26 detects that other groups of OK button 2501 or addition/delete deliver letters object button 2502 Touch operation (step S49).
In the case where addition/delete other groups delivers letters object button button 2502 by touch operation, return step S34 is handled with identical process.
In addition, editor control portion 26 returns to step S4 in the case where OK button 2501 is by touch operation.
Communication process > between < WebAPI communication unit and host
Mailing address when executing editing address list application program between Web API communication unit 27 and host 10 is described below Reason.It is described for communication process when editing and processing (referring to Figure 13) of existing group member herein.
Figure 16 A, Figure 16 B and Figure 17 are the communication process timing diagrams between an example operation panel 20 and host 10.Firstly, logical Cross icon 1001 (referring to Figure 14) Lai Qidong editor control portion 26 or WebAPI that operator touches editing address list application program Communication unit 27 etc..
After starting, Web API communication unit 27 receives the instruction information of the connection confirmation of host 10 from editor control portion 26 (step S100) sends the requirement data of connection request confirmation according to the instruction to the requirement response portion 14 of host 10 (S101).Specifically, the requirement data of the URI of the host 10 of setting are sent to host 10 by WebAPI communication unit 27, and check Connection.It receives after this requires data, it is desirable that response portion 14, which checks whether, to be communicated with operation panel 20, whether can utilize institute There are defined API, and the information back Web API communication unit 27 that will indicate inspection result.
Then, after requiring response portion 14 to receive the information (S102) for indicating to can connect, Web API communication unit 27 should Intention notifies editor control portion 26 (S103).
Editor control portion 26 indicate display control section 25 show editing address list application program menu screen 1100 (referring to Figure 14).Then, member's Edit button 1102 on operator's touch operation menu screen 1100 (referring to Figure 14) (referring to Figure 14) Afterwards, editor control portion 26 indicates the menu screen 2000 that display control section 25 shows that group edits (referring to Figure 15).
Then, on the menu screen 2000 (referring to Fig.1 5) that group edits, operator's touch operation is delivered letters object increasing After deleting button 2002 (referring to Figure 15), WebAPI communication unit 27 receives the instruction for obtaining index information together from editor control portion 26 Information (S104) sends the GET:/ricoh/ that data are required as index information to the requirement response portion 14 of host 10 Address/tags (referring to Fig. 6) (S105).In addition, object additions and deletions button 2002 of delivering letters is for starting to wrapping in setting information The button that the address list included is edited, it is possible to be referred to as in-edit button.If in addition to this, there is also be suitable for Other buttons for starting the editor of address list included in set information, can also be called in-edit button.
After the requirement response portion 14 of host 10 receives index information requirement data, the index information in Web API service portion 15 API15-4 (referring to fig. 4) acts (S106).
WebAPI service department 15 (index information API15-4) indicates that address list management portion 16 extracts concordance list T3 (referring to figure 10) all index informations (S107).All indexes letter of the address list management portion 16 according to the instruction, in the concordance list T3 of extraction It ceases (S108).
WebAPI service department 15 (index information API15-4) receives from address list management portion 16 and is obtained by extraction process Index information (S109), and the index information is sent to and requires response portion 14 (S110).
After response requirement portion 14 receives above-mentioned index information from Web API service portion 15 (index information API15-4), the rope Fuse breath is included in reply data (the display information of JSON format, reply data below are identical), returns to and claims Web API communication unit 27 (S111).
WebAPI communication unit 27 notifies 26 (step of editor control portion after requiring response portion 14 to receive reply data S112)。
After editor control portion 26 receives the notice for achieving index information from WebAPI communication unit 27, from the index information The item id of a specified group, instruction WebAPI communication unit 27 obtain the project information (that is, group's project information) (S113). Specifically, obtaining in " All " being initially displayed, manipulative indexing ID " B1 ", being included among item id arrangement after index obtains Group's project information be " c1 ", " c2 " project information.In addition, obtaining the rope when operator selects the label of index The group's project information for the item id for including in drawing.The item id that WebAPI communication unit 27 specifies editor control portion 26 (item id of group) requires and to believe the project on the URI (referring to Fig. 6) of data as requiring parameter to be attached to project information The data that breath require are sent to the requirement response portion 14 (S114) of (click) host 10.Specifically, WebAPI communication unit 27 is to project The identifier of the URI (referring to Fig. 6) of information requirements data, setting " item id " are used as " keyword ", set " said one project ID " is used as " value ".For example, will describe when obtaining group's project information of " c1 " (General Affairs Department) of Fig. 8 as GET:/ricoh/ The function of address/entries/c1, which is sent to, provides the Web server (packet of 10 1 side of host of WebAPI from operation panel 20 Containing requiring response portion 14, Web API service portion).Here, function " c1 " is group ID, it is " value ".
The requirement response portion 14 of host 10 is after receiving project information and requiring data, so that the project of Web API service 15 Information API15-1 (referring to fig. 4) acts (step S115).
WebAPI service department 15 (project information API15-1) will be attached " keyword: project as parameter is required ID " and " value a: item id (in this case, indicating " c1 " etc. of group's item id) " are appointed as extracting object, instruction Extract the project information (group's project information) (S116) in project table T1 in address list management portion 16.According to the instruction, address list Management department 16 extracts appointed group's project information (S117) from project table T1.
WebAPI service department 15 (project information API15-1) is obtained from the reception of address list management portion 16 by extraction process One group's project information (S118), and group's project information is transmitted to and requires response portion 14 (S119).
It is required that after response portion 14 receives group's project information from Web API service portion 15 (project information API15-1), by this Group's project information is included in reply data, and sends the Web API communication unit 27 (step S120) to claim back to.
WebAPI communication unit 27 notifies after requiring response portion 14 to receive reply data to editor control portion 26 (S121)。
After editor control portion 26 receives the notice for achieving specified group's project information from WebAPI communication unit 27, It is obtained from another item id in index information in designated group by step S113~step S121 timing from host 10 The project information of one group.The process number of repetition is the quantity of the item id of group included in index information.Often When an item id in 26 designated group of editor control portion, WebAPI communication unit 27 is just using the appointed item id as wanting Parameter is sought, and project information requirement data are sent to the requirement response portion 14 of host 10.Specifically, obtaining group's project letter When breath, after obtaining " c1 ", in order to obtain " c2 " (development department), from operation panel 20 by GET:/ricoh/address/ The Web server of 10 1 side of host is sent in the requirement of entries/c2.It is held repeatedly before obtaining all group's project information The above-mentioned timing of row.
After the corresponding group's project information of item id for the group for including in obtaining index information, editor control portion 26 refers to Show that display control unit 25 shows group's selection picture 2100 (referring to Figure 15).Group selects to show on picture 2100 (referring to Figure 15) Show the group name etc. in acquired group's project information.Here, select button 2103 is this in group's selection picture 2100 For starting group's Edit button of address list in example, therefore it can be group's in-edit button of address list.If removing this Except there are also other be used for start address list editor button, then can also be referred to as group's in-edit button.
Then, after operator has selected group in group's selection picture 2100 (referring to Figure 15), WebAPI communication unit 27 Receive next instruction information (S122) from editor control portion 26.The instruction information be used to indicate obtain selected group at The item id of member.After WebAPI communication unit 27 receives above-mentioned instruction information, join the item id of selected group as requirement Number, is attached in the URI (referring to Fig. 6) of group information requirement data, and group information requirement data are sent to host 10 It is required that response portion 14 (S123).Specifically, WebAPI communication unit 27 requires group information the URI (referring to Fig. 6) of data, The identifier for setting group ID is used as " keyword ", and setting is selected the item id of group as " value ".For example, being selected with group After select button 2103 on picture 2100 selects " General Affairs Department ", in order to obtain the group information of " General Affairs Department ", from operation panel 20, it will be added to the function of the GET:/ricoh/address/groups/c1 of item id " c1 " in URI as requirement, be sent to master The Web server of 10 1 side of machine.
After the requirement response portion 14 of host 10 receives group information requirement data, so that the group in Web API service portion 15 Information API15-2 (referring to fig. 4) acts (S124).
WebAPI service 15 (group information API15-2) by as require " keyword: group ID " attached by parameter and " value: the item id (c1 etc.) of selected group " is appointed as extracting object, and instruction address list management portion 16 is extracted from group table T2 Group information (S125).According to the instruction, address list management portion 16 extracts group's letter of above-mentioned selected group from group table T2 It ceases (S126).
Web API service portion 15 (group information API15-2) receives from address list management portion 16 and is obtained by extraction process Group information (S127), and the group information is sent to and requires response portion 14 (step S128).
It is required that ying is answered after portion 14 receives above-mentioned group information from Web API service portion 15 (group information API15-2), by this Group information includes the Web API communication unit 27 (step S129) for being returned to and claiming in reply data.
WebAPI communication unit 27 receives after the reply data for requiring response portion 14, notifies editor control portion 26 (step S130).
After editor control portion 26 receives the notice for obtaining group information from WebAPI communication unit 27, the group information is specified The middle item id that included personal is arranged as item id, instruction WebAPI communication unit 27 obtain the project information (i.e. Individual event information) (S131).Specifically, obtaining the row for indicating the Entry ID when achieving the group information of " General Affairs Department " " a1 ", " a2 " (Fig. 9) for including in column.
WebAPI communication unit 27 is by a specified Entry ID of editor control portion 26, which is used as, requires parameter to be attached to project letter Breath requires in the URI (referring to Fig. 6) of data, and the requirement ying that project information requirement data are sent to host 10 is answered portion 14 (S132).Specifically, the URI (referring to Fig. 6) by the way that WebAPI communication unit 27 to require project information to data, setting item The identifier of ID sets specified individual event ID (a1) and is used as " value " as keyword.For example, the item id of General Affairs Department is arranged In include " a1 ", " a2 " be added in URI, from operation panel 20, by GET:/ricoh/address/entries/a1, The Web server of 10 1 side of host is sent in the requirement of GET:/ricoh/address/entries/a2.The requirement is executed repeatedly, Execute the corresponding item id number of permutations of group ID that number is equivalent to group information.
The requirement ying of host 10 answer portion 14 receive project information require data after, the entry information in Web API service portion 15 API15-1 (referring to Fig. 4) movement (S133).
Web API service portion 15 (project information API15-1) will as require parameter additional " keyword: item id " and " value: appointed individual event ID (a1 etc.) " is appointed as extracting object, and instruction address list management portion 16 is extracted from project table T1 Project information (personal entry information) (step S134).According to the instruction, address list management portion 16 extracts one from project table T1 The individual event information (S135) of a appointed (item id: a1 etc.).
WebAPI service department 15 (project information API15-1) receives from address list management portion 16 to be obtained by extraction process Personal project information (S136), and the individual event information is handed to and requires response portion 14 (S137).
It is required that after response portion 14 receives personal entry information from Web API service portion 15 (project information API15-1), by this Individual event information is included in reply data, sends the Web API communication unit 27 (S138) to claim back to.
WebAPI communication unit 27 receives after the reply data for requiring response portion 14, notifies editor control portion 26 (step S139).
After editor control portion 26 receives the notice for obtaining specified individual event information from WebAPI communication unit 27, from upper Stating in item id arrangement specifies the item id of another people to take by step S131~step S139 timing from host 10 Obtain the individual event information of the item id.The processing repeatedly, the number of occurrence are the individual event ID for including in item id arrangement Quantity.Whenever in the item id that editor control portion 26 specifies personal, WebAPI communication unit 27 is just by the appointed project ID is set as requiring parameter, and project information requirement data are sent to the requirement response portion 14 toward host 10.
When editor control portion 26 is acquired in item id arrangement comprising the corresponding individual event information of all items ID, Indicate that display control unit 25 shows member's confirmation screen 2200 (referring to Figure 15).Member's confirmation screen 2200 (referring to Fig.1 5) will The group name of the acquired group information of display and the Personal name etc. for changing the respective individual event information of group member.
Next, the confirmation screen for the member for including in confirmation group, i.e., in member's confirmation screen 2200 (referring to Figure 15), In order to add group member, after object of delivering letters adds button 2203 (referring to Figure 15) by user's touch operation, WebAPI communication Portion 27 receives the instruction information (S140) for obtaining all items information from editor control portion 26.Then, WebAPI communication unit 27 exists Portion 14, which is answered, to the requirement ying of host 10 sends (click) project information requirement data (referring to Fig. 6) (S141).Specifically, delivering letters After object adds button 2203 by touch operation, from operation panel 20 by the requirement of GET:/ricoh/address/entries It is sent to the Web server of 10 1 side of host, it is desirable that all items information.In addition, the collection of letters object of member's confirmation screen 2200 adds Adding button 2203 and delete button 2205 etc. is an example of edit operation button.
The requirement ying of host 10 answer portion 14 receive project information require data after so that the project in Web API service portion 15 Information API15-1 (referring to fig. 4) acts (S142).WebAPI service department 15 (project information API15-1) indicates address list management All items information (S143) is extracted from project table T1 in portion 16.According to the instruction, address list management portion 16 is extracted from project table T1 All items information (S144).
WebAPI service department 15 (project information API15-1) receives from address list management portion 16 to be obtained by extraction process All items information (S145), and all items information is given to, ying is required to answer portion 14 (S146).
It is required that ying is answered after portion 14 receives all items information from Web API service portion 15 (project information API15-1), by this All items information is included in reply data, sends back to the Web API communication unit 27 (S147) to claim.
WebAPI communication unit 27 receives after the reply data for requiring response portion 14, notifies editor control portion 26 (S148)。
After editor control portion 26 obtains the notice for achieving all items information from WebAPI communication unit 27, instruction display control Portion 25 processed shows object addition image information of delivering letters.Object of delivering letters adds display on picture 2300 (referring to Figure 15) and removes member's confirmation The Personal name of remaining individual other than the existing member shown on picture 2200 (referring to Fig.1 5).
Then, editor control portion 26 adds to specify on picture 2300 (referring to Figure 15) in object of delivering letters needs member to be added Afterwards, addition member is corresponding with forming member, it shows and contains the member of addition member in forming member after updating Confirmation screen 2200 (referring to Figure 15).
Then, editor control portion 26 is in object addition button 2203 of delivering letters by operator's touch operation (referring to Figure 15) Afterwards, the collection of letters object other than forming member (additional members) is shown in object addition picture 2300 (referring to Figure 15) of delivering letters, to Further receive member's addition.
After the editor of group member illustrated above, by operator in member's confirmation screen 2200 (referring to Figure 15) After touch operation registration button 2204 (referring to Figure 15), WebAPI communication unit 27 from editor control portion 26 receive to addition member into The instruction information (S149) of row registration.Then, WebAPI communication unit 27 answers portion 14 to the requirement ying of host 10 and sends group information Registration requires (editor/more new demand) data (referring to Fig. 6) (click) (S150).
Specifically, WebAPI communication unit 27 requires (editor/more new demand) data (POST) for group information registration (referring to Fig. 6) is set as group ID or the item id arrangement (including addition member) of object group to seek parameter.In addition, such as Member except fruit exists, the then item id of member except deleting in item id arrangement.As concrete operations, in above-mentioned group member Add or delete after, press registration button 2204, then in URI will together add group ID and by editor item id row Column.
Such as the group of General Affairs Department is updated, original member a1, a2 are updated to a1, b1.At this point, user presses row in execution Except button 2205 deletes a2 (adding rattan) from the group, and presses and deliver letters object addition button 2203 to add the behaviour of b1 (assistant rattan) After work, touch operation registration button 2204.According to the touch operation, the requirement of HTTP is sent to host 10 from operation panel 20 Web server.It is required that the function comprising POST:/ricoh/address/groups/ [group ID]=c1 and requirement master A1, the b1 (item id arrangement) described in body with JSON format.By the operation, the item id of General Affairs Department in the address list of host Arrangement is just updated to " a1, b1 ".
The requirement ying of host 10 answers portion 14 after receiving group information registration and requiring (editor/more new demand) data, so that Group information registration API15-3 (referring to Fig. 4) movement (S151) in Web API service portion 15.
The item id of the group ID of Web API service portion 15 (group information registers API15-3) given settings is arranged as wanting Parameter is sought, sends the update instruction (S152) that item id arranges in group table T2 to address list management portion 16.Address list management portion 16 according to the instruction, and the item id for updating the group ID specified in group table T2 arranges (S153).
Web API service portion 15 (group information registers API15-3) receives registering result information from address list management portion 16 (S154), and registering result information is handed to and requires response portion 14 (S155).
It is required that after response portion 14 receives registering result information from Web API service portion 15 (group information register API15-3), it will The registering result information is included in reply data, the Web API communication unit 27 (S156) for sending return to claim.
WebAPI communication unit 27 receives after the reply data for requiring response portion 14, notifies editor control portion 26 (step S157).
Above by taking processing item is editing and processing as an example, describes and utilize API pairs in host 10 on operation panel 20 The processing that address list information in host 10 is edited.In addition to this, various possessed by the editing address list application program In processing item, operation panel 20 also can obtain a part in the address list information of host 10 using the API in host 10 Or it is all, the newly-built processing of implementation, existing group's delete processing, attribute information more changed handling and object confirmation of delivering letters are handled etc..
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The newly-built processing being grouped into object information of delivering letters is shown below, to utilize in host 10 as another API edits the processing of the address list information in host 10 on operation panel 20.Here, according to the image flow of newly-built processing, Illustrate the communication process between host 10, for the place of the communication between already explained host 10 and operation panel 20 Reason, is no longer described in detail.
Figure 18 is the schematic diagram of the newly-built processing image flow of an example.Firstly, based on new buttons 1101 (referring to Figure 14) Touch operation, editor control portion 26 indicate that display control section 25 shows that newly-built group inputs image information.Accordingly, picture is from communication The menu screen 1100 (referring to Figure 14) of record editor's application program is moved to newly-built group's input picture 3000.
The group attribute project 3001 etc. of setting input group name etc. on newly-built group's input picture 3000.
Then, on newly-built group input picture 3000, editor control portion 26 receives the attribute information of group, detects After Next button 3002 is by touch operation, the instruction display certification protection setting screen information of display control section 25.Accordingly, Picture is transformed into certification protection setting screen 3100.
Deliver letters object protection, object coding of delivering letters, target of setting is delivered letters object etc. on certification protection setting screen 3100 The cuit 3101 etc. of certification protection information.
On certification protection setting screen 3100, editor control portion 26 receives certification protection information, detects " next " After button 3102 is by touch operation, the index information of host 10 is obtained, and then obtain the individual event information of host 10.? This uses the various API in Web API service portion 15 by WebAPI communication unit 27 in the acquirement of various information.In addition, new Building button 1101 is the Edit button for starting the address list for including in set information, thus be referred to as in-edit by Button.
Then, the heading message of acquirement and individual event information setting are member selection picture letter by editor control portion 26 Breath, instruction display control unit 25 show the image information.Accordingly, picture moving is to member selection picture 3200.
Multiple labels 3201 are set on member selection picture 3200.The display of the index of setting is configured on each label 3201 The individual event of individual corresponding with the index of label 3201 is arranged in turn in title on the label area 3202 of each label 3201 The select button 3203 of information.
Then, editor control portion 26 is shown from the label area 3202 of the label 3201 selected on member selection screen 3200 The selection for receiving to constitute the member of group in the select button 3203 for each individual event information shown inputs.
Editor control portion 26 accepts the individual event ID of the member on member selection picture 3200, is detecting " next " After button 3204 is by touch operation, picture 3000, certification protection setting screen 3100, member selection will be inputted in newly-built group The information setting of the newly-built group accepted on picture 3200 etc. is newly-built group's confirmation screen information, and instruction display control section 25 is aobvious Show the picture.Accordingly, picture is transformed into the confirmation screen 3300 of newly-built group.
Group name display area 3301, member list display area are set in the confirmation screen 3300 of newly-built group 3302, it is used to indicate the object addition button 3303 of delivering letters of addition member, is used to indicate and registers newly-built group in host 10 Registration button 3304 etc..The display Name of group, member list display area 3302 are configured in group name display area 3301 Button 3305 except the individual event information (predominantly display Name) of middle configuration member and member unit.
Then, editor control portion 26 detects object addition button 3303 of delivering letters in the confirmation screen 3300 of newly-built group After touch operation, picture is made to return to member selection picture 3200, accepts the selection input of addition member.Selecting addition After member, by the member being added to reflection in the confirmation screen 3300 of newly-built group and showing the confirmation screen 3300.It connects down Come, after editor control portion 26 detects the registration button 3304 in the confirmation screen 3300 of newly-built group by touch operation, refers to Show that display control section 25 shows the dialog box 3400 of " registration ", and indicates that WebAPI communication unit 27 goes to host 10 to register newly Build group information.In the registration for creating group information herein, by the way that WebAPI communication unit 27 is used Web API service portion 15 Various API.Specifically, the requirement ying that newly-built group information gives host 10 is answered portion 14 by WebAPI communication unit 27, it is desirable that use API registration.After registration in host 10, the registration end notification that the requirement ying from host 10 answers portion 14 is received.
After registration, editor control unit 26 indicates that display is switched to " registration terminates " dialogue by display control unit 25 Frame 3500.
After editor control portion 26 detects the OK button 3501 in " registration terminates " dialog box 3500 by touch operation, knot The display of beam dialogue 3500, and indicate that display control section 25 shows menu screen information.Accordingly, picture is transformed into menu screen 1100.On the other hand, editor control portion 26 detects " continuing to create group " button in " registration terminates " dialog box 3500 After 3502 by touch operation, terminate the display of dialog box 3500, instruction display control section 25 shows that newly-built group inputs picture Information.Accordingly, picture is transformed into newly-built group's input picture 3000.
< second embodiment >
It is described below during editing set information on operation panel 20, host 10 restores energy conservation when being transformed into energy-saving mode The composition of mode.Here, energy-saving mode refers to that suspend mode or hibernation mode etc. suspend the mould of a part power supply to host 10 Formula.The difference with first embodiment is described below.And for identical part, same label etc. is marked, and save Slightly to the explanation of the part.
Figure 19 is the schematic diagram for the major function that the host for an example MFP that second embodiment is related to has.Wherein with One embodiment is identical, and Figure 19 shows the acquirement about address list information and the major function of editor's (registration).Second is real The function of the operation panel of MFP involved in mode is applied to show with the operation panel 20 (referring to Fig. 3) shown in first embodiment Function it is identical, in this illustration omitted.
Host 10-1 shown in Figure 19 joined energy-saving mode management in the host 10 (referring to Fig. 3) of first embodiment Portion 18.Energy saving mode management department 18 is an example of energy-saving mode switching part.Energy-saving mode management department 18 has the first OS, uses Energy saving mode is transferred in management or from the recurrence of energy-saving mode.Specifically, energy-saving mode control unit 18 is next from no longer receiving Timing at the time of the input of operation panel 20 saves address list pipe after reaching the time shifted to energy-saving mode The work data of reason portion 16, engine control section 17 etc., and stop to regulation hardware for electric power.Also, energy-saving mode management department Signal is returned in 18 monitoring energy-saving modes, after detecting recurrence signal, restarts to return to hardware power supply etc. from energy-saving mode Return original mode.
After hardware service restoration, the WebAPI service department 15 of host 10-1 editing address list application program 26 (referring to After starting Fig. 3), pass through the connection between (referring to Fig. 3) confirmation operation of WebAPI communication unit 27 panel 20 and host 10-1. Web API service portion 15 receives the recurrence requirement of the host 10-1 from operation panel 20, so that address list management portion 16 and hair Each function of the hosts 10-1 such as motivation control unit 17 starts (recurrence).In addition, in address list management portion 16 from Web API service portion 15 receive when requiring, and address list management portion 16 makes the items of the hosts 10-1 such as address list management portion 16 and engine control section 17 Function starts (recurrence).
Figure 20 is by the operation on operation panel 20 so that an example processing that host 10-1 is returned from energy-saving mode is shown It is intended to.In this example, it is transformed into energy-saving mode in order to better describe host 10-1, in the first embodiment as an example The operation panel 20 of display is suitably become using the number or its step (referring to Figure 16 A, Figure 16 B, Figure 17) of the API of host 10 Shape.Wherein, it is elapsed about the picture of operation panel 20, it is identical with shown in first embodiment.
In step shown in Figure 20, firstly, operation panel 20, which executes the connection between host 10-1, handles (S200). Step S100 in the connection processing and first embodiment between the operation panel 20 shown as an example and host 10~ Communication process in step S103 is corresponding (referring to Figure 16 A and Figure 16 B).
Then, operation panel 20 executes all items information acquirement processing (S201) between host 10-1.This is all Project information, which obtains, handles (referring to Figure 17) corresponding with step S140~processing of step S148.
Then, operation panel 20 executes index acquisition processing (S202) together between host 10-1.To the index institute The processing of instruction corresponds to step S104~step S112 processing (referring to Figure 16 A and Figure 16 B).
Then, operation panel 20 executes group information acquisition processing (S203) between ontology 10-1.The group information Acquisition processing, corresponding to step S122~step S130 communication process (referring to Figure 16 A and Figure 16 B).
In this way, operation panel 20 is performing and ontology 10- in step shown in an example as second embodiment After connection confirmation between 1, the continuous group that obtains edits required all items information and index information and group information.
Then, operation panel 20 handles (S204) with the information that step S201~step S203 is obtained come executive editor.Behaviour Make in the presumptive area that acquired information is stored temporarily in RAM 202 by panel 20, to show pair for corresponding to picture Information is answered, operator is allowed to change group member.
Group's change operation on operation panel 20 needs to need across multiple pictures and with the selection for making multiple positions Spend the time.After momentary interruption occurs for the input on operation panel 20, energy-saving mode management department 18 detects energy-saving mode After transfer time, host 10-1 is transferred to energy-saving mode (S205).
Terminate in the edit operation of operator, the registration button 2204 in member's confirmation screen 2200 (referring to Figure 15) by After touch operation, the group information registration including operation panel 20 will edit information comprising group requires data to be sent to host 10-1 (step S206).
In host 10-1, energy-saving mode management department 18 detects that group information registration requires the signal of data (to return letter Number) after, original mode (S207) is revert to from energy-saving mode.
Host 10-1 and then the location registration process (feelings of update that data execution address list information is required based on group information registration Handled under condition for update) (S208).
Then, the result of location registration process is included in reply data and is sent back to operation panel 20 (S209) by host 10-1.
Here, requiring data to return signal as an example group information registration, and actually other require data also same Sample can be used as recurrence signal.
< third embodiment >
Show that operation panel utilizes the API of host in first embodiment.But the present invention is not limited to operation panel, The general purpose computer of the peripheral hardware PC (Personal Computer: personal computer) of MFP, smart phone etc. also can use master The API of machine.Here it is shown that in addition to operation panel, the case where peripheral hardwares such as PC or smart phone are using API in host.
Figure 21 is the integrally-built schematic diagram of an example for the information processing system that third embodiment is related to.Shown in Figure 21 Information processing system includes having the MFP2 of operation panel 20 and host 10-2 and communicating via network with host 10-2 outer (if PC, smart phone etc.) 40.
The host 10-2 of Figure 21 shows the functional module structure being different from the first embodiment.As shown in figure 21, host 10- 2 further joined host A PI service department 19 in host 10 (referring to Fig. 3).Here, host A PI service department 19 is equivalent to Two WebAPI service.In order to make it easy to understand, in figure omit display connection control unit 11, communication control unit 12, storage control 13, It is required that ying answers the part of functions such as portion 14.Such as peripheral hardware 40 accesses host A PI service department 19 via communication control unit 12.
Host A PI service department 19 enables peripheral hardware 40 to utilize SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) Web API.The Web API of SOAP is used to manage time domain, and receives editor's instruction of the address list information from peripheral hardware 40.Make It is shared with the Web API of SOAP by the address list information that address list management portion 16 registers as operation panel 20 and peripheral hardware 40. The data of the Web API XML format of SOAP carry out requirement and response.
In addition, Web API service portion 15 (the first Web API service) is logical via the Web API and operation panel 20 of REST Letter.Meanwhile host A PI service department 19 (the 2nd WebAPI service), it is communicated by the Web API of SOAP with peripheral hardware 40.So not With WebAPI service both can use different REST mode or SOAP, can also by the way of common (two WebAPI Service is all made of REST mode or is all made of SOAP mode).
Figure 22 is the integrally-built schematic diagram of another example for the information processing system that third embodiment is related to.Shown in Figure 22 Information processing system the peripheral hardware that there is MFP1 including operation panel 20 and host 10 and communicated via network with host 10 (PC, smart phone etc.) 50.Peripheral hardware 50 has address list information editor application program etc..WebAPI service department 15 (first at this time WebAPI service) it is communicated via the Web API of REST with multiple devices including operation panel 20 and peripheral hardware 50.Except this it Outside, WebAPI service department 15 (the first WebAPI service) can also be communicated via the Web API of SOAP.
In this way, not only operation panel 20, peripheral hardware 50 also can use Web API service portion 15.
Communication between peripheral hardware 50 and host 10 is not limited to network, can also pass through bluetooth (Bluetooth: registered trademark) Deng wireless near field communication carry out.
As previously discussed, in various embodiments, it can be operated from operation panel or peripheral hardware and be located at image processing apparatus The set information of one side of host.It is located at image processing apparatus master for this purpose, can obtain or edit from operation panel or from peripheral hardware The set information of one side of machine.
The program executed in the image processing apparatus of each embodiment and information processing system is in the form of mountable or can The file of execution form is stored in the calculating such as CD-ROM, floppy disc (FD), CD-R, DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) It is provided in machine readable medium recording program performing.
In addition, program performed in the image processing apparatus and information processing system of each embodiment is stored in and interconnects On the computers of network connections such as net, provided via network downloading.In addition it is also possible to via internet etc. network provide or It is distributed in the program executed in the image processing apparatus and information processing system of each embodiment.
It is provided finally, the program of each embodiment can also be pre-installed in ROM etc..

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1. a kind of image processing apparatus, wherein have,
Image procossing engine, for executing image procossing；
Storage unit, for saving the set information in described image processing；
Operation panel, for executing the input of the operation instruction of described image processing engine and the editor of the set information Instruction；And
WebAPI service, for accepting the volume for the set information that the operation panel is sent by more than one WebAPI The requirement of instruction is collected,
The operation panel receives the response of the requirement for editor's instruction from WebAPI service, and will receive The response is shown as the result of the editor of the set information；
Wherein, described image processing unit is also equipped with:
Host portion with described image processing engine, the first OS and the first CPU；And
Have the function of the operation panel, and the operation panel with the 2nd OS and the 2nd CPU,
Further there is the WebAPI to service in the host portion, and WebAPI service is made of Web server, and passes through API The requirement of the operation instruction of the operation panel is accepted,
The operation panel further has editing address list application program, which is used for through API, The edit request for proposing address list is serviced to the WebAPI in the host portion,
The editing address list application program is acted at the 2nd OS by the 2nd CPU.
2. image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
The set information is address list information, wherein comprising handling delivering letters for the image information obtained as by described image Object and set deliver letters object information and object information of delivering letters described in building group group information,
The editor refers to object information building group of delivering letters described in, or the object of delivering letters is added or deleted in group Information.
3. image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
After the beginning Edit button on the operation panel is pressed, the operation panel is used and requires the set information API, Xiang Suoshu WebAPI service propose to obtain the requirement for the set information for becoming edit object, and are obtaining the set information The acquired set information of guide look display later,
On the picture of the guide look display, after the button for editing the set information is pressed, the operation panel is compiled The set information of the acquirement is collected,
It is described after the button registered to the set information by editor is pressed after the editor Operation panel is proposed to WebAPI service to the setting by editor with the API registered to the set information The requirement that information is registered,
The operation panel receives the response of the requirement of the registration for the set information by editor, and shows institute State the result of editor.
4. image processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein
After group's in-edit button of the object information of delivering letters shown on the operation panel is pressed, the operation panel The requirement of the acquirement group information is proposed with group information API, the Xiang Suoshu WebAPI service for being used to obtain group information, and And after obtaining the group information, the acquired group information of guide look display,
On the picture that guide look shows the group information of the acquirement, when be used to select the select button of the group information by After pressing, the operation panel is used to obtain the object information API that delivers letters for object information of delivering letters, and obtaining the group includes It delivers letters object information, and has a guide look of the acquired object information of delivering letters of display,
It is shown in the guide look for the object information of delivering letters that the group information includes and is used to add or delete in the group on picture After being pressed except the Edit button for object of delivering letters, the operation panel carries out editing and processing,
And in the case where registration button is pressed after the editor, the operation panel registration API is sent to described Letter object information is registered by the group information of editor.
5. image processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the object information of delivering letters for including in the group information Guide look show picture on,
Be used to add the addition button of object information of delivering letters for not including in guide look pressed in the case where, by with delivering letters Object information API, obtains all object informations of delivering letters saved in the storage unit, and described all delivers letters pair from shown The object information of delivering letters of addition object is selected in image information, to add object information of delivering letters into the group,
And in the case where the delete button of the object information of delivering letters on the guide look display picture is pressed, by executing packet Delete processing containing group deletes object information of delivering letters from the group.
6. image processing apparatus as claimed in any of claims 1 to 5, wherein described in the operation panel utilizes The WebAPI of the REST of WebAPI service, by the inclusion of the requirement of method and URI, Xiang Suoshu WebAPI service proposes the setting The edit request of information.
7. image processing apparatus as claimed in any of claims 1 to 5, wherein the WebAPI service utilizes The WebAPI of REST accepts the set information handled described image from both the operation panel and peripheral hardware both sides and edits Requirement.
8. image processing apparatus as claimed in any of claims 1 to 5, wherein further have,
First WebAPI service, for the WebAPI by REST, accepts from the operation panel and sets to described image processing Determine the requirement that information is edited；And
2nd WebAPI service, for the WebAPI by SOAP, accepted from peripheral hardware set information that described image is handled into The requirement of edlin.
9. image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
WebAPI of the WebAPI service by classifying by class of operation accepts the requirement of editor's instruction,
The operation panel receives processing corresponding with the WebAPI to classify by the class of operation from WebAPI service As a result, and the result received is shown as the result of the editor of the set information.
10. image processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein
The storage unit has,
First information table, wherein object information of delivering letters described in saving；And
Second information table, wherein the group information is saved,
Include in one above WebAPI,
First API, for the acquirement for object information of delivering letters described in accepting in the first information table,
2nd API, for accepting the acquirement of the group information in second information table,
3rd API, the editor for object information of delivering letters described in accepting in second information table.
11. image processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein
The storage unit further has the index information for saving the object information of delivering letters,
The 4th API is further included in one above WebAPI, the 4th API is described in third information table for accepting The acquirement of index information.
12. image processing apparatus as claimed in any of claims 1 to 5, wherein
With the energy-saving mode switching part for being transferred to energy-saving mode,
The energy-saving mode switching part after detecting the recurrence signal from operation panel after being transferred to the energy-saving mode, Original mode is returned from the energy-saving mode.
13. image processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein
The WebAPI of SOAP is further included in one above WebAPI, the WebAPI of the SOAP is for accepting from peripheral hardware The address list information acquirement or editor,
The WebAPI service has accepted the institute of the address list information from the peripheral hardware via the WebAPI of the SOAP State acquirement or when the editor, the processing executed before continuing as a result, by processing corresponding with the WebAPI of the SOAP As a result the result as the editor is output to the peripheral hardware.
14. a kind of information processing system, wherein with image processing apparatus and the peripheral hardware communicated with the image processing apparatus,
Described image processing unit has,
Image procossing engine, for executing image procossing；
Storage unit, for saving the set information in described image processing；
Operation panel, for executing the input of the operation instruction of described image processing engine and the editor of the set information Instruction；And
WebAPI service, for being accepted by more than one WebAPI described in the operation panel and peripheral hardware transmission The requirement of editor's instruction of set information,
The operation panel and the peripheral hardware are indicated by executing the input of the editor of the set information, from the WebAPI Service receives the response of the requirement for editor's instruction, and using the response received as the institute of the set information The result of editor is stated to show；
Wherein, described image processing unit is also equipped with:
Host portion with described image processing engine, the first OS and the first CPU；And
Have the function of the operation panel, and the operation panel with the 2nd OS and the 2nd CPU,
Further there is the WebAPI to service in the host portion, and WebAPI service is made of Web server, and passes through API The requirement of the operation instruction of the operation panel is accepted,
The operation panel further has editing address list application program, which is used for through API, The edit request for proposing address list is serviced to the WebAPI in the host portion,
The editing address list application program is acted at the 2nd OS by the 2nd CPU.
15. it is a kind of on operation panel to the set information being stored in the image processing apparatus with image procossing engine into The method of edlin, including following steps,
The operation panel executes the input of the operation instruction of described image processing engine and the editor of the set information Instruction；
Described image processing unit is serviced using WebAPI, via more than one WebAPI, accepts what the operation panel was sent The requirement of editor's instruction of the set information；And
The operation panel receives the response of the requirement for editor's instruction from WebAPI service, and will receive The response is shown as the result of the editor of the set information；
Wherein, described image processing unit is also equipped with:
Host portion with described image processing engine, the first OS and the first CPU；And
Have the function of the operation panel, and the operation panel with the 2nd OS and the 2nd CPU,
Further there is the WebAPI to service in the host portion, and WebAPI service is made of Web server, and passes through API The requirement of the operation instruction of the operation panel is accepted,
The operation panel further has editing address list application program, which is used for through API, The edit request for proposing address list is serviced to the WebAPI in the host portion,
The editing address list application program is acted at the 2nd OS by the 2nd CPU.
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